TOLUCA DE LERDO. Atlas beats Toluca 4-2.
J. Quinones didn’t score a penalty (45′) for Atlas.
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the collaboration of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Toluca was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atlas that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlas had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlas won the match.
Toluca shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Atlas shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 2 yellow cards (O. L. Vanegas Zuniga and N. I. Gonzalez). Regarding the opposition, Atlas received 5 yellow cards (J. Quinones, L. Reyes, A. Santamaria, E. Zaldivar and A. Marquez).
O. L. Vanegas Zuniga (Toluca) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Toluca will stay with 18 points like Mazatlán to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Atlas will have 26 points like Puebla to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will play away with León on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head in favor of León (7 draws).
Atlas will host Tigres UANL on the 1st of May with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Tigres UANL (12 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: C. Sanvezzo for A. Canelo (46′), N. I. Gonzalez for B. Samudio (46′), K. Castaneda for B. G. Sartiguin Godoy (60′) and J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez for I. Violante (75′).
Atlas – Formation
Atlas started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: .
Atlas could not rely on the presence of A. Marquez (injured).
Substitutions
Atlas made 5 changes: A. Rocha for A. Marquez (52′), J. M. Torres Ramirez I. for E. Ortega (73′), E. Zaldivar for C. Trejo (83′), L. Reyes for A. Chala (83′) and J. Furch for F. Troyansky (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Cruz Azul – Atlético San Luis – 0-1
- Toluca – Atlas – 2-4
- Guadalajara – Pumas UNAM – 3-1
- Tigres UANL – América – 0-2